Stay Up-to-Date with the Latest Developments at PPG!Issue 36: December 2018

Welcome to the latest edition of NEWS from the Guild, published in association with BARKS from the Guild, PPG’s bi-monthly trade publication for pet professionals.

Portland 2019: Special Offer for Shelter & Rescue Staff/Volunteers

Attention shelter and rescue peeps! Are you coming to PPG's Canine Aggression and Bite Prevention Seminar with feline specialty track in Portland, Oregon on April 26-28, 2019? Register now and bring a coworker with you for just $50! Email Rebekah King quoting “Shelter and Rescue” in the subject line.

Portland 2019: Cool Cats Competition Winner

Congratulations to Laurel Horton of Northwest Paws in Eugene, Oregon who is the winner of PPG's Cool Cats Photo Competition with her cat Buddy (photo, above) and has been awarded a free entry ticket to PPG's Canine Aggression & Bite Prevention Education Seminar on April 26-28, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. Thank you to everyone who participated and for the all the great photos and stories. Many more of the photos will be featured in BARKS from the Guild throughout the year.

PPG Announces Let’s Celebrate +R Photo/Video Competition Winners

Congratulations to Jeannine Lampe who won the Best Overall Entry category for North America/International and Nikki Thorpe who won the Best Overall Entry category for Europe in PPG’s Let's Celebrate +R photo and video competition. Lampe wins a free entry ticket, including gala dinner, to PPG's Canine Aggression & Bite Prevention Education Seminar in Portland, Oregon on April 26-28, 2019 while Thorpe wins a free entry ticket to Woof in Nottingham, England on February 9-12, 2019 hosted by Domesticated Manners and PPG British Isles special counsel member, Chirag Patel.

PPG to Host Second Educational “Day of Fun” in January

PPG is planning its next member fun day, again in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, January 20, 2019 starting at 9 a.m. Following on from the success of the previous event (see photos, above), the program will incorporate a free, full day of networking, sessions, competitions and more. See here for more details and to register. If you would like to host a member fun day in your state/province/county/town, please review the blueprint for PPG Networking Groups and reach out to PPG. The January 2019 issue ofBARKS from the Guild will feature a full report from the inaugural September events, as well as reports from PPG's residential Scent Work and Walk This Way workshops (see photos left and right respectively, below).

BARKS is also looking for a proofreader. If you have editorial experience and would be interested, please email the editor, Susan Nilson, for more details.

Congratulations to Erika Gonzalez of From Dusk Till Dog, LLC in New Jersey, USA for collecting two prong collars and two shock collars (below, left), and toVivi Myslik Jorgensen of VivaPaws Training & Behavior in South Carolina, USA for collecting two prong collars (below, right).They have been named joint Project Trade Ambassadors for October 2018.

Project Tradeis PPG's advocacy program whereby members offer service discounts in exchange for aversive training gear.

Topic: Two PPG Webinars: 1) Lining up the How, What and Why of Training – A presentation intended to help us understand how different training belief systems emerge, in which Kurland introduces us to the work of the cognitive linguist, George Lakoff. 2) Keeping Things in Balance – An in-depth exploration of where the simple training mantra “For every behavior you teach there is an opposite behavior you must teach to keep things in balance” takes us.Register to listen live.

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New Animal Activities Licensing (AAL) regulations came into effect in the U.K. on October 1, 2018 and, under the regulations, staff working in dog boarding kennels, boarding catteries, day care for dogs, dog home boarding, dog breeding and pet shops, must have clear evidence of knowledge and experience or a minimum of an OFQUAL regulated level 2 qualification in a relevant subject. Or, to meet the Higher Standard, a member of staff with a relevant OFQUAL regulated Level 3 qualification must be present during the working day. PPG corporate partner Animal Jobs Direct offers a number of qualifications that meet the new requirements under the AAL regulations (e.g. courses in canine and feline care, behavior and training). If your company aligns with PPG’s Guiding Principles, we invite you too to become a Corporate Partner. As a Corporate Partner you can expand your reach and grow your customer base through access to a core targeted market of pet industry business professionals. For more information see the PPG website or email Kelly Fahey.